Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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