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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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