Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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