Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important 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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