Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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