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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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