Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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