Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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