Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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