Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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