Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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