Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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