Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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