Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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