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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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