Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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