Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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