Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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