Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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