Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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