Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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