Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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