Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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