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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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