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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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