Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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