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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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