Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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