Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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