Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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