Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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