Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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