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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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