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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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