Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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