Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also studies 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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