Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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