Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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