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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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