Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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