Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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