Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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