Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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