Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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