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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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