Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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