Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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