Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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