Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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