Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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