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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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