Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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