Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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