Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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