Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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