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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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