Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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