Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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