Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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