Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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