Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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