Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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