Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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