Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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