Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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