Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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