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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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