Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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