Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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