Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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