Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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