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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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