Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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