Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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