Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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