Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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