Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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