Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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