Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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