Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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