Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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