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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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