Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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