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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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