Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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