Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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