Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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