Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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