Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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