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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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