Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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