Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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