Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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