Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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