Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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