Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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