Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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