Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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