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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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