Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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