Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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