Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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