Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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