Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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