Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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