Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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