Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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