Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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