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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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