Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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