Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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