Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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