Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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