Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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