Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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