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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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