Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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