Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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