Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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