Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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