Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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