Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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