Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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