Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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