Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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