Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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