Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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