Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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