Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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