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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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