Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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