Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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