Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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