Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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