Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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