Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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