Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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