Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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