Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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