Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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