Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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