Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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