Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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