Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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