Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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