Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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