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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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