Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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