Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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