Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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