Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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