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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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