Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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