Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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