Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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