Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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