Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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