Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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