Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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