Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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