Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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