Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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