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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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