Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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