Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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