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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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