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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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