Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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