Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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