Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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