Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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