Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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