Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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