Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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