Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. 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 MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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