Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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