Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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