Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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