Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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