Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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