Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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