Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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