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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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