Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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