Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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