Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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