Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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