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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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