Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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