Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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