Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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