Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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