Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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