Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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