Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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