Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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