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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the 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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