Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews 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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