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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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