Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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