Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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