Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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