Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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