Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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