Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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