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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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