Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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