Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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