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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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