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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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