Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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