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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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