Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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