Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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