Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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