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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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