Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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