Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates 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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