Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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