Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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