Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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