Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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