Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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