Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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