Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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