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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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