Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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