Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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