Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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