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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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