Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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