Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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