Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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