Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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