Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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