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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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