Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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