Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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