Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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