Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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