Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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