Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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