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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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