Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers 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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