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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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