Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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