Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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