Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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