Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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