Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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