Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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