Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies 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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