Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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