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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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