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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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