Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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