Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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