Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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