Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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