Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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