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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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