Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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