Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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