Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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