Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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