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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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