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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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