Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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