Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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