Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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