Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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