Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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