Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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