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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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