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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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