Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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