Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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