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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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