Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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