Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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