Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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