Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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