Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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