Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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