Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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