Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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