Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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