Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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