Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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