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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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