Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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