Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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