Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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