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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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