Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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