Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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