Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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