Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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