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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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