Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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