Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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