Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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