Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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