Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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