Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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