Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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