Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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