Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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