Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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