Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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