Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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