Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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