Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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