Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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