Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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