Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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