Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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