Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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