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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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