Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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