Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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