Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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