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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines 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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