Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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