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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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