Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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