Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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