Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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