Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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