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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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