Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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