Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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