Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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