Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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