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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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