Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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