Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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