Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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