Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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