Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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