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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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