Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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