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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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