Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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