Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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