Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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