Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about 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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