Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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