Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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