Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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