Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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