Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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