Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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