Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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