Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key 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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