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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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