Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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