Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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