Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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