Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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