Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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