Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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