Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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