Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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