Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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