Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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