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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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