Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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