Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not 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 issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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