Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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