Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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