Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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