Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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