Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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