Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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