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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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