Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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