Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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