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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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