Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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