Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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