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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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