Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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