Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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