Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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