Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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