Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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