Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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