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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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