Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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