Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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