Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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