Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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