Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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