Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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