Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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