Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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