Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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