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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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