Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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