Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major 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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