Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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