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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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