Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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