Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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