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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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