Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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