Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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