Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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