Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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