Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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