Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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