Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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