Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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