Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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