Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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