Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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