Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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