Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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