Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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