Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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