Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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