Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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