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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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