Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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