Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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