Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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