Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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