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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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