Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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