Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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