Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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