Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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