Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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