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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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