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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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