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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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