Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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