Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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