Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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