Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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