Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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