Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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