Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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