Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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