Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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