Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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