Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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