Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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