Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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