Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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