Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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