Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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