Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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