Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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