Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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