Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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