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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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