Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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