Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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