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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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