Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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