Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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