Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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