Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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