Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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