Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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