Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the 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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