Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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