Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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