Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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