Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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