Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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