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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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