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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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