Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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