Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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