Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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