Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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