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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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