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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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