Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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