Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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