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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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