Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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