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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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