Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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