Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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