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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major 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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