Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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