Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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