Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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