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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses 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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