Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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