Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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