Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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