Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the 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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