Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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