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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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