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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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