Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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