Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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