Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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