Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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