Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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