Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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