Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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