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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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