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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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