Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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