Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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