Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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